Saturnine
/-nɪn/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts9 letters
Definition of Saturnine
adjective
- Of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, sarcastic, and slow to change and react.
- Of a setting: depressing, dull, gloomy.
- Of, pertaining to, or containing lead (which was symbolically associated with the planet Saturn by alchemists).
- Of a disease: caused by lead poisoning (saturnism); of a person: affected by lead poisoning.
- Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Saturn; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).
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SYNONYMS
darkgrimsardonic
ANTONYMS
cheerfuljovial